Decoration from a shawl or furnishing fabric

Inventory number: FT 163
Photo Michel Lechien, Musée royal de Mariemont
Photo Michel Lechien, Musée royal de Mariemont

Fragment of a linen shawl or furnishing fabric. The tapestry oval medallion is decorated with geometric motifs using the flying shuttle. The two prolonged strands of the oval and its perimeter are dotted with lozenges.

Origin:

Egypt

Date:

4th - 6th century

Material:

Linen and wool

Dimensions:

Warp: 15.5 cm, weft: 20 cm

Comparisons:

Cf. FT 164.
Deutsches Textilmuseum, inv. 00018v.
Louvre, inv. AF 5884.
Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz, inv. Ko 273.

Provenance:

Collection Coptic textiles Fill-Trevisiol: donation

Location:

Musée royal de Mariemont

Woollen and linen tapestry inwoven in a linen cloth

I. Ground weave

Warp:

natural-coloured linen S: +/- 25/cm

Weft:

natural-coloured linen S: 15/cm

Weave:

warp-faced tabby weave

II. Wool areas

Flying thread brocading

Warp:

linen S

Weft:

purple wool S: +/- 55/cm; natural-coloured linen S: details

Weave:

extended tabby

Ribs per cm:

8

Special techniques:

weft-faced tabby, flying thread brocading, vertical weft brocading

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